Glenodinium viride Skvortsov 1957
Publication Details
Glenodinium viride Skvortsov 1957: 195, pl. 5: fig. 33
Published in: Skvortzov, B.V. (1957). New and rare Flagellatae from Manchuria, Eastern Asia. Philippine Journal of Science 86(2): 139-202, 6 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 July 1957
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenodinium is Glenodinium cinctum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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Taxonomic note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 471) note, "Cells described as broadly ovoid, with hyaline cover ("membrana hyalina"); epicone acute, rounded, longer than the hypocone; hypocone rounded and slightly acuminate; sulcus oblique; cells slightly compressed, in transverse section kidney-shaped; nucleus elongate, kidney-shaped, positioned centrally in the epicone; chloroplasts numerous, green, small, discoid; eyespot not seen; length 22%u201351 µm, width 18%u201340 µm. The species cannot be identified and the name should not be used." - (31 August 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025
